Post by sbush on Sept 14, 2007 15:32:11 GMT -5
I am sure most of you have yet to see this, but Kwak got a little piece in the Daily Herald!
Kwak's improvement bolsters Pirates: Palatine is off to another strong season, with most of the credit going to top-three runners Mat Smoody, Kevin O'Brien and Alex Mourousias.
However, as coach Chris Quick knows, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to your fourth and fifth finishers.
Senior Paul Kwak joined the team as a freshman and it was quickly apparent he needed a lot of improvement to become a productive member of the team.
Kwak worked extremely hard this past summer and the results were evident when registered a 16:08, fifth-place performance for the Pirates on Sept. 5 in their dual win over Barrington.
"(Kwak is) a kid that was the slowest kid on our team at one point when he was a freshman," Quick said. "This kid was running 90-to-100 miles a week this summer, and he is just incredibly improved.
"I'm shocked that he can run as fast as he does. He has a lot of heart. Guys like that are what makes our team go."
www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=36745 (it's at the bottom of the article)
- Kwak should be an inspiration to all of you guys. He has worked hard, kept a positive attitude the whole way, and believed in what he was doing. Kudos to Kwak and lets feed off of this fun energy!
Kwak's improvement bolsters Pirates: Palatine is off to another strong season, with most of the credit going to top-three runners Mat Smoody, Kevin O'Brien and Alex Mourousias.
However, as coach Chris Quick knows, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to your fourth and fifth finishers.
Senior Paul Kwak joined the team as a freshman and it was quickly apparent he needed a lot of improvement to become a productive member of the team.
Kwak worked extremely hard this past summer and the results were evident when registered a 16:08, fifth-place performance for the Pirates on Sept. 5 in their dual win over Barrington.
"(Kwak is) a kid that was the slowest kid on our team at one point when he was a freshman," Quick said. "This kid was running 90-to-100 miles a week this summer, and he is just incredibly improved.
"I'm shocked that he can run as fast as he does. He has a lot of heart. Guys like that are what makes our team go."
www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=36745 (it's at the bottom of the article)
- Kwak should be an inspiration to all of you guys. He has worked hard, kept a positive attitude the whole way, and believed in what he was doing. Kudos to Kwak and lets feed off of this fun energy!
